ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,501, issued on March 24, was assigned to NAMYANG NEXMO Co. LTD (Ansan-si, South Korea).

"Stowable electric column" was invented by Jin Yong Hong (Ansan-si, South Korea) and Kwan Taek Jung (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stowable electric column includes: a first column portion; a second column portion which is slidably and coaxially disposed inside the first column portion and is movable in the longitudinal direction through one end of the first column portion; a third column portion which is coaxially disposed to be fastened to the inside of the second column portion and is movable in the longitudinal direct...